80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

#46 Cure "Fascination Street" - A shame, but better than I thought it would do for them.
#50 Queen "I Want It All" - A shame. It got a lot of MTV play for a couple of months.
#54 Cult "Fire Woman" - A total crime. This is a true rock and roll banger.
#87 REM "Pop Song 89" - A little bit of a surprise.
#98 10,000 Maniacs "Trouble Me" - I thought it would have grazed 40.
#99 Skid Row "Youth Gone Wild" - Too hard for a T40 entry, but a great song.
 
Here is Smashing Pumpkins' 2001 remake of the remake:



And here is Def Leppard's 2006 remake of the remake of the remake:

 
JUN 86

EARLIER
Falco "Rock Me Amadeus"
Prince "Kiss"
Madonna "Live To Tell"
Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls"
Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love"

Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer"
Whitney Houston "Greatest Love Of All"
Patti/Michael "On My Own"
Genesis "Sussudio"

LATER
Steve Winwood "Higher Love"
Peter Cetera "Glory Of Love"
Madonna "Papa Don't Preach"
Berlin "Take My Breath Away"
 
June 21, 1986

40: GLORY OF LOVE - PETER CETERA
39: MOVE AWAY - CULTURE CLUB
38: MODERN WOMAN - BILLY JOEL
37: OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT - MODELS
36: BE GOOD TO YOURSELF - JOURNEY
35: DIGGING YOUR SCENE - THE BLOW MONKEYS
34: IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS - BANGLES
33: OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) - PET SHOP BOYS
32: LOVE TOUCH - ROD STEWART
31: MAD ABOUT YOU - BELINDA CARLISLE
30: DREAMS - VAN HALEN
29: ONE HIT (TO THE BODY) - THE ROLLING STONES
28: IS IT LOVE - MR. MISTER
27: MOUNTAINS - PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION
26: RAIN ON THE SCARECROW - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
25: WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND - GTR
24: IF YOU LEAVE - ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVERS IN THE DARK
23: LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT - .38 SPECIAL
22: DANGER ZONE - KENNY LOGGINS
21: YOUR WILDEST DREAMS - THE MOODY BLUES
20: LIKE A ROCK - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
19: ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE - MIKE & THE MECHANICS
18: VIENNA CALLING - FALCO
17: INVISIBLE TOUCH - GENESIS
16: TUFF ENUFF - THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS
15: SLEDGEHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL
14: NASTY - JANET JACKSON
13: SOMETHING ABOUT YOU - LEVEL 42
12: I WANNA BE A COWBOY - BOYS DON'T CRY
11: GREATEST LOVE OF ALL - WHITNEY HOUSTON
10: NOTHIN' AT ALL - HEART
9: WHO'S JOHNNY - EL DeBARGE
8: HOLDING BACK THE YEARS - SIMPLY RED
7: A DIFFERENT CORNER - GEORGE MICHAEL
6: NO ONE IS TO BLAME - HOWARD JONES
5: I CAN'T WAIT - NU SHOOZ
4: LIVE TO TELL - MADONNA
3: CRUSH ON YOU - THE JETS
2: THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (TO MAKE YOU CRY) - BILLY OCEAN
1: ON MY OWN - PATTI LaBELLE & MICHAEL McDONALD
 
16 good/ok (being generous) from 1986:

33: OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) - PET SHOP BOYS
32: LOVE TOUCH - ROD STEWART
31: MAD ABOUT YOU - BELINDA CARLISLE
29: ONE HIT (TO THE BODY) - THE ROLLING STONES
26: RAIN ON THE SCARECROW - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
24: IF YOU LEAVE - ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVERS IN THE DARK
22: DANGER ZONE - KENNY LOGGINS
21: YOUR WILDEST DREAMS - THE MOODY BLUES
20: LIKE A ROCK - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
19: ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE - MIKE & THE MECHANICS
17: INVISIBLE TOUCH - GENESIS
16: TUFF ENUFF - THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS
15: SLEDGEHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL
12: I WANNA BE A COWBOY - BOYS DON'T CRY
9: WHO'S JOHNNY - EL DeBARGE
6: NO ONE IS TO BLAME - HOWARD JONES

2 channel changers from 1986:
14: NASTY - JANET JACKSON
11: GREATEST LOVE OF ALL - WHITNEY HOUSTON
 
CORRECT ORDER

Falco "Rock Me Amadeus" uncharted
Prince "Kiss" #90
Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love" #49
Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls" #43
Whitney Houston "Greatest Love Of All" #11
Madonna "Live To Tell" #4
Patti/Michael "On My Own" #1
Billy Ocean "There'll Be Sad Songs" #2
Simply Red "Holding Back The Years" #8
Genesis "Invisible Touch" #17
Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer" #15
Peter Cetera "Glory Of Love" #40
Madonna "Papa Don't Preach" uncharted
Steve Winwood "Higher Love" #62
Bananarama "Venus" uncharted
Berlin "Take My Breath Away" #96

green: my candidates
white: on my list and the hot 100
brown: on the hot 100 but missing from my list
orange: on my list but not on hot 100
yellow: not on my list and not on hot 100
 
Good 13
32: LOVE TOUCH - ROD STEWART
30: DREAMS - VAN HALEN
28: IS IT LOVE - MR. MISTER
24: IF YOU LEAVE - ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVERS IN THE DARK
22: DANGER ZONE - KENNY LOGGINS
21: YOUR WILDEST DREAMS - THE MOODY BLUES
19: ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE - MIKE & THE MECHANICS
18: VIENNA CALLING - FALCO
15: SLEDGEHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL
14: NASTY - JANET JACKSON
13: SOMETHING ABOUT YOU - LEVEL 42
12: I WANNA BE A COWBOY - BOYS DON'T CRY
10: NOTHIN' AT ALL - HEART

Okay 6
33: OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) - PET SHOP BOYS
26: RAIN ON THE SCARECROW - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
20: LIKE A ROCK - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
6: NO ONE IS TO BLAME - HOWARD JONES
5: I CAN'T WAIT - NU SHOOZ
4: LIVE TO TELL - MADONNA

Bad 21

23: LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT - .38 SPECIAL
Not only do I not recognize this song (but I have to have heard it on previous VJs) but man are those guitar chords and licks kinda weird. Like, not hit-sounding at all. Frankly, I don't like anything about it.

22: DANGER ZONE - KENNY LOGGINS
Best cover.



15: SLEDGEHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL
My guess.

8: HOLDING BACK THE YEARS - SIMPLY RED
They didn't air this one. Skipped it. And for this, I am thankful.

7: A DIFFERENT CORNER - GEORGE MICHAEL

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NOTE: ONE WEEK OFF
Will never breach the top 40
#47 SOS Band "The Finest"
#52 Giuffria "I Must Be Dreaming"
#54 INXS "Listen Like Thieves"
#56 Magazine 60 "Don Quichotte"
#58 Art Of Noise "Peter Gunn"
#60 Psychedelic Furs "Pretty In Pink"
#62 Neil Diamond "Headed For The Future"
#63 Trans-X "Living on Video"
#69 Patti Auston "The Heat Of Heat"
#70 Stevie Nicks "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You"
#71 EG Daily "Say It, Say It"
#72 Atlantic Starr "If Your Heart Isn't In It"
#73 Mai Tai "Female Intuition"
#74 Krokus "School's Out"
#78 Diana Ross "Chain Reaction"
#79 Kim Carnes "Divided Hearts"
#80 Wild Blue "Fire With Fire"
#82 John Eddie "Jungle Boy"
#83 John Cafferty "Voice Of America's Sons"
#84 New Edition "With You All The Way"
#85 Jackson Browne "In the Shape of a Heart"
#86 TKA "One Way Love"
#87 Del Fuegos "I Still Want You"
#89 David Foster/Olivia Newton-John "The Best Of Me"
#90 Stevie Wonder "Land of La La"
#95 Sly Fox "Stay True"
#96 Midnight Star "Headlines"
#97 Bourgeois Tagg "Mutual Surrender (What A Wonderful World)"
 
18 for 86

34: IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS - BANGLES
33: OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) - PET SHOP BOYS
31: MAD ABOUT YOU - BELINDA CARLISLE
30: DREAMS - VAN HALEN
28: IS IT LOVE - MR. MISTER
26: RAIN ON THE SCARECROW - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
24: IF YOU LEAVE - ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVERS IN THE DARK
22: DANGER ZONE - KENNY LOGGINS
21: YOUR WILDEST DREAMS - THE MOODY BLUES
19: ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE - MIKE & THE MECHANICS
18: VIENNA CALLING - FALCO
17: INVISIBLE TOUCH - GENESIS
16: TUFF ENUFF - THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS
15: SLEDGEHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL
13: SOMETHING ABOUT YOU - LEVEL 42
12: I WANNA BE A COWBOY - BOYS DON'T CRY
6: NO ONE IS TO BLAME - HOWARD JONES
4: LIVE TO TELL - MADONNA
 
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This was a good carefree time in my life. Partying, girls, fun jobs, not a lot of responsibilities,
The list would be a lot shorter if it was a different time.

35: DIGGING YOUR SCENE - THE BLOW MONKEYS - Didn't like it at first. It took years for me to warm up to it.
33: OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) - PET SHOP BOYS
31: MAD ABOUT YOU - BELINDA CARLISLE
30: DREAMS - VAN HALEN
29: ONE HIT (TO THE BODY) - THE ROLLING STONES
28: IS IT LOVE - MR. MISTER
26: RAIN ON THE SCARECROW - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
24: IF YOU LEAVE - ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVERS IN THE DARK
22: DANGER ZONE - KENNY LOGGINS
21: YOUR WILDEST DREAMS - THE MOODY BLUES
19: ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE - MIKE & THE MECHANICS
18: VIENNA CALLING - FALCO
17: INVISIBLE TOUCH - GENESIS
16: TUFF ENUFF - THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS
15: SLEDGEHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL
13: SOMETHING ABOUT YOU - LEVEL 42
12: I WANNA BE A COWBOY - BOYS DON'T CRY
6: NO ONE IS TO BLAME - HOWARD JONES
5: I CAN'T WAIT - NU SHOOZ
 
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